The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-12-03
A BRIGHT SCHEMER.
Trials aud Tribulations OF q Professional
Real-EStase boomer.

Trials aud fluctuations OF Professional
Real-Estate Boomer.
A professional real-estate .'boomer"
while riding on horseback through the
pine woods of Arkansaw. came upon
peeuliar-looking fellow sitting under
tree. deeply interested in a sort of dia-
gram. which. with short stick. he
was drawing in the sand.
allow are you?' said the boomer,
dismountng.
Amt complainin'. the fellow re-
piled. contemplating a fresh mark
which he made in the sand.
You seem to be laying off town
there"
mo, amt doin' that. nuther."
you've got on hand"
mo. it amt that. nuther."
Il was in hopes so. You see my bust
ness"
mo. l didn't see yore bizness,
nuther."
wait a minute. l say my business
is to go into neighborhood and inn
mediately bring up the value of land by
stimulating spirit of speculation.
Say, for instance. that you've got one
hundred acres that you'd like TO sell
but for which you have not found a
market l see you secretly and enter
into an arrangement with you. Shortly
afterwards l meet you at the cross
roads where you are sitting with
number of fellows. | meet you as If
for the first time, fall into converse
ton. gradually come down to land
matters and after awhile ask you who
owns a certain tract. You do. ! would
like to buy it. You regard the matter
carelessly. just as observe you are adj
mirably fitted to do. and, without Civ
ing me any satisfaction, get up and go
| off. Then take out a sort of map and
after looking over it for some time,
humble something about new
railroad, as if Idon't care about any
| body hearing me. and after showing
| considerable anxiety concerning you,
ask where you have gone, and start
out to look for you. ] fail to find you
| and come back to the place where the
fellows are sitting. Finally explain
all about the new railroad. and speak
Of you as most fortunate fellow, for
the new depot is going to be located on
your land. / start out to look for you
again, and while am gone you come
back. BY this time those fellows have
formed sort of syndicate to cheat you
out of your place. The leader begins
to ask about your land, all the time
| keeping n sharp lookout to see il am
coming back, and the first thing you
know you've sold your place for ten
times as much as it is worth. After
that, of course. you give me a certain
per cent. of the money. See.'
The diagram-maker sprang to his
| feet, knocked the boomer down and
kicked him; and then. as he was trying
TO get up, knocked him senseless
When the boomer came to, he raised ur
and said:
will you let me go now?e
The peculiar-looking fellow glanced
up from the diagram, upon which he
had resumed work, and replied;
"Reckon you'd better
The boomer got up. and, after brush
ing the sand Of his clothes, said.
Would You mind telling stranger
who is unacquainted with the social
customs of the community, why you
thumped me around that wayP'
mo, wouldn't mind. You see. a
Teller with the same game come through
here about month ago, an | was one
of the fools that was roped into buyin' a
old sedge field that amt with ten cents.
Thank you for your information.
! do not want to be inquisitive, but will
you tell me what sort of map that is
our are working on SO intently?"
Il am tryin' to see ef | ken make q
map shown how a railroad ken gil
round cypress swamp, over bayou.
over a sand mountain, through another
swamp and then git to the old field that
possul of us fellers bought. Strang-
er, I reckon you'd better mosey along
now. "-ArkaasaU 7raveler.